Thanks for the kind words and as the thread is still here I have decided to continue.
Today the Limoges Grand Prix Classic has been taking place and the local countryside has been reverberating to the growls from large bore exhausts.
I went to one of the local towns this afternoon and saw many of them coming in the opposite direction and was overtaken by several on the return journey, when most people slowed down to let them pass. Amongst the throng were several Minis, MG Midget, Roadsters and GTs, Renault Alpines, AC Cobras, 3 GT 40, and more Porches than you could shake a stick at. Lovely.
Stay safe.
John